The Story of Abandoned Mercedes in Pune: Viral Post on X Creates Online Buzz
This abandoned Mercedes in Pune is drawing a lot of attention online.
A post on X (formerly Twitter) about an abandoned Mercedes S600 W220 ( Extended) in Pune shared by a user by the name of Rattan Dillon has sparked an online buzz.
The post, as shared by Dhillon goes like this, “Abandoned 2006 Mercedes S600 W220 ( Extended) lying at Pune. I hope this car undergoes restoration and finds a new lease on life.”
Ratan Dhillon in his bio on X introduces himself as “Off- roader| Rally Driver | Auto enthusiast”.
He further goes on to write the story behind this car. He says, ” Story of the Car- The car belonged to a 53-year-old man who ran a chit fund organization. He fulfilled his dream of owning it in 2004. When police received a tip about his alleged involvement in black money, they conducted a raid. However, he managed to bribe his way out of trouble. Fearing a government raid, he fled the country, leaving the car abandoned since 2009 at this location, where he parked it before taking a taxi to the airport.”
Abandoned 2006 Mercedes S600 W220 ( Extended) lying at Pune.
— Rattan Dhillon (@ShivrattanDhil1) May 2, 2024
I hope this car undergoes restoration and finds a new lease on life.
Story of the Car- The car belonged to a 53-year-old man who ran a chit fund organization. He fulfilled his dream of owning it in 2004. When police… pic.twitter.com/j1mOPHw6Wv
This post, however has drawn mixed reactions from readers. While some are awestruck by the story, a few others found it difficult to believe.
One user wrote, “Nobody tried to steal the wheels at least..? What an honest city Pune must be.”
Another user corroborated the story of the car saying, “I have seen this exact car many times. This is near market yard. Kind of surprised to know the interesting story behind it. Whether it gets restored or not it should definitely get moved from there.”
One skeptical user did not find truth in this post saying, “Looks fake, same location on google earth street view.” He shared the google earth street view of the same location without the car.
Whether the car is actually there or not as mentioned by Rattan or if the story of the car is indeed what he said, his post on X has garnered over 350 thousand views and a lot of excitement over the internet.
